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paleotn

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17. Please see statistics, probabilities, etc. They're your friend.

Sun Aug 10, 2025, 12:29 PM

Aug 10

They cut through the anecdotal biases and a host of fallacies. Here's one for you...it seems the more people you have in one area, the more gun deaths. How'd that happen? But if I normalize the data so it's actually comparable, gee! I'm safer in downtown Manhattan than BF Egypt Alabama. Really, it's a very complex issue you're oversimplifying with your "neighbors with gun safes choke full of gunzzzz!"

An interesting article that might shed some light. Death rates per 100K. Probabilities of being killed by firearms. The impact of cultural differences. Socio-economics. Interesting stuff.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/23/surprising-geography-of-gun-violence-00092413

And this. I wonder what's wrong in Mississippi. Not a hot bed of high density metro areas. Yet.....

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/sr_25-03-05_gun-deaths_4/

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There are two things you can count on to happen every single day in 2025. [View all] MIButterfly Aug 10 OP

I agree on number one TnDem Aug 10 #1

Wikipedia says there have been 268 mass shootings so far this year as of July 31. MIButterfly Aug 10 #2

Yeah, I looked at the map TnDem Aug 10 #4

They get the guns from humper friendly states using straw purchases Blues Heron Aug 10 #5

Then why don't the "humper" states have the problem TnDem Aug 10 #6

Drugs, poverty the usual. It's why those cities had strong gun control. Then the SC shot a lot of those down Blues Heron Aug 10 #7

Not Chicago TnDem Aug 10 #8

How many of those guns are from Tennessee I wonder Blues Heron Aug 10 #9

The bigger question is TnDem Aug 10 #10

Tennessee had the 6th highest gun death rate in the country in 2023 Blues Heron Aug 10 #16

Yep, and did you read the bottom statistic on the... TnDem Aug 10 #19

All those places would be better off with strong gun control Blues Heron Aug 10 #22

Ask yourself why TnDem Aug 10 #23

It really is the guns. The toll would be a lot lower without them, but we can't have that for some reason Blues Heron Aug 10 #24

Correct, and I won't TnDem Aug 10 #25

Please see statistics, probabilities, etc. They're your friend. paleotn Aug 10 #17

Post removed Post removed Aug 10 #14

Really...Without googling, tell me what you know. TnDem Aug 10 #20

Cite your source please. mikeysnot Aug 10 #27

Source for what? TnDem Aug 10 #28

That's what I figured mikeysnot Aug 10 #29

Don't even know what you are referring to? TnDem Aug 10 #30

funny thing North Coast Lawyer Aug 11 #37

The gun buyers then export Gordcanuck Aug 11 #38

Population density vs sparse rural populations? wordstroken Aug 10 #12

NYC has a very low per capita gun death rate. Lower than most rural areas. Scrivener7 Aug 10 #31

Interesting. Thanks, Scrivener7. wordstroken Aug 10 #34

Actually North Coast Lawyer Aug 11 #35

Guns aren't illegal in NY and CA North Coast Lawyer Aug 11 #36

Gosh. Seems like strong gun laws DO work. Who knew? Scrivener7 Aug 11 #39

On average, yes Blues Heron Aug 10 #3

The evening news is today's deadly mass shooting and/or more info about previous deadly shootings; betsuni Aug 10 #11

Yes, the "normal" our kids have grown up with. Active shooter alerts, school lockdowns, Timeflyer Aug 10 #13

Orrex will ask Is he dead yet? Gimpyknee Aug 10 #15

And, unfortunately, the answer will be, "No." 3catwoman3 Aug 10 #18

Ahem...drumroll...Three malaise Aug 10 #21

Something is incredibly broken in this country right now. It needs to be fixed. Initech Aug 10 #26

The only "shooting" I care about is the one that hits "IT". BigmanPigman Aug 10 #32

And the New York Time making excuses for him. rickyhall Aug 10 #33